With three growing kids (and a fourth due in August), I have often found myself sitting with the “fans” at some event my child is participating in. And while in my work, I’m typically calling out plays, or offering “constructive criticism,” from the sideline, as I’ve watched my kids’ soccer games, baseball practices, and dance […]

You be “Good Cop” and I’ll be “Bad Cop.” We have all heard it and most of us have all tried it. I lost belief and interest in this concept a long time ago. It is gimmicky and fake. The long term effectiveness of this tactic does not help win championships. My current team reaffirmed […]

I bet George Lucas never thought he would be helping give a college basketball coach advice on how to build a team when Star Wars first hit theaters on May 25, 1977. Just a few months earlier Al McGuire guided the Marquette University Basketball team to an eight point win over North Carolina. I played […]

This post is a continuation of EPISODE 1- “Build Your Jedi Team…Consistent You Must Be”. It’s a further exploration of my reflections on the philosophical coaching/parenting masterwork that is “Star Wars.” Throughout all 9 Star Wars movies there is a “light” and a “dark” side. The young Anakin Skywalker was a “good boy” with the […]

As I was driving my team around a few weeks ago my son asked me what energy was. I have found my mind is numb to the number and type of questions I get on a daily basis from my 7, 5, and 3 year-olds. However, this question caught my attention because it was not […]

Recently my past and my present crossed paths when my son saw highlights and postgame of Marquette (my alma mater) beating Villanova. He knows the value I put on “team” and the emphasis I put on supporting a teammate or coach. He knows my strong ties to Marquette (my framed jersey is one of the […]

Among my hundreds of thousands of hours in the gym, there are a few moments that have stuck with me through the years. A scrimmage decades ago, when I was playing in high school, is one of those moments. I beat my defender and came to a jump stop in the lane. I decided to […]